It’s an important question to ask whether a phone like the Nexus 5 is still worth the money now that its predecessor, the Nexus 6, is out. Here’s a look at how the two phones match up.
Nexus 5
The Nexus 5 is running Android 4.4 and it has a thinness of 0.34 inches. The weight is 130 grams. The display size is 5 inches on the nose, and it’s running the 1080 by 1920 pixels for resolution. The phone has the Corning Gorilla Glass 3 scratch resistant glass. It has an 8 MP phone and a camcorder that shoots 1920 x 1080p HD. The front facing camera is at 1.3 megapixels and the phone is running a quad core, 2260 MHz processor with 2 GB of RAM. The built-in store is 32 GB. You get 17 hours of talk time with a 2300 mAh capacity battery. The average cost is $400 or so.
New Nexus 6
The new Nexus 6 is going to be running Android 5.0. It’s definitely a bigger phone at 0.4 inches for thickness and 184 grams, plus it has a 6 inch screen. The resolution is a little better too at 1440 x 2560 pixels. The touch screen is the same though with the Gorilla Glass 3. The Nexus 6 phone is a bit better at 13 MP. It shoots video a bit better as well at 4K. The processor is only a little bit better at 2700 MHz, and there’s a noticeable equipment increase in RAM at 3 GB. The talk time is 24 hours with a 3220 mAh cap battery.
Is It Still a Good Buy?
The Nexus 5 is still a fantastic phone with very good specs. It’s true that the new Nexus phone is quite an upgrade but it’s literally on the bleeding edge of new technology. The Nexus 5 is still a good buy without a doubt. The new Nexus 6 is also a substantially bigger phone, which means they can pack more technology into it so some of the upgrades are overhyped.